Hefei vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$218
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
84
29
😀 Quality of life
71
51
🏙️ Population
9.37M
846K

The cost of living in Hefei is 59% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7557th and 8958th ($654 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3551st and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kathmandu

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Hefei Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360